PSYC 201 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, Intelligence Quotient, David Wechsler
15 Jul 2016
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Chapter 10 intelligence: the ability to learn, to meet the demands of the environment effectively and to understand and control one"s mental activities metacognition: ability to understand and control one"s mental activities. 7 distinct primary mental abilities: verbal comprehension word uency numerical skill spacial ability associative memory perceptual speed reasoning collectively constitute intelligence. Howard gardner"s theory of multiple intelligences there is no single, uni ed intelligence but instead several independent intelligences arising from different portions of the brain. 8 basic intelligences: linguistic, logical/mathematical, musical, spatial, bodily/ kinesthetic, interpersonal, interpersonal, naturalistic possibly also spiritual intelligence and existential intelligence each factor itself is an intelligence, can in uence one another aka modular model of mental functioning. Robert sternberg"s triarchic theory of intelligence intelligence is made up of three interaction components: Stephen ceci"s bioecological theory of intelligence intelligence is a function of the interactions among innate potential abilities, environmental context, and internal motivation.
